LAWRENCE, BRENDA L. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6319, H6320 [13JY]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5577 [15JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H850 [2FE]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5058 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5946 [11JY]

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 8685), H8067 [21SE]

Africa: express concern for drought and endemic food insecurity plaguing Horn of Africa and calling for greater humanitarian and agricultural assistance to region (see H. Res. 1137), H5229 [31MY]

African Americans: address hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking (see H. Res. 1050), H4433 [7AP]

——— examine conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in certain aspects of society and promote community-based methods to mitigate and address harm and ensure accountability (see H.R. 6268), H4445 [14AP]

African Union: reaffirm importance of diplomacy and development in U.S. relations, promote strategic partnerships and shared objectives with U.S., and support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 1342), H7783 [13SE]

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see H.R. 6660), H1112 [9FE]

Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1022), H4449 [18AP]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5235 [3JN]

Azerbaijan: condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia (see H. Res. 1351), H7884 [15SE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1226), H7173 [26JY]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3159), H5547 [14JN]

Burma: condemn military for perpetrating human rights violations as part of campaign to suppress democratic aspirations of Burmese people and mark anniversary of military coup (see H. Res. 896), H330 [1FE]

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H1014 [7FE]

CDC: extend authorization for Lead Exposure Registry (see H.R. 6737), H1123 [15FE]

CFTC: prohibit trading of water and water rights for future delivery (see H.R. 7182), H3858 [21MR]

Chin, Vincent: recognize significance of death (see H. Res. 1200), H5878 [23JN]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 260), H303 [25JA]

Colleges and universities: condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1331 [7MR]

Colleyville, TX: commend first responders and honor victims of hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue and reaffirm commitment to combat hate, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and violence against Jewish Americans (see H. Res. 881), H1135 [18FE]

Colvin, Claudette: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H1147 [25FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3712 [11MR]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1114 [9FE] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: establish grant program to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3483), H8379 [4OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6878), H1206 [1MR]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H8011 [20SE]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H7842 [14SE]

Crime: provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without person’s consent (see H.R. 6998), H1373 [8MR]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H7967 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish waiver authority to address emergencies and supply chain disruptions for access to infant formula under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 7791), H5097 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H5233 [3JN]

——— reinforce duty to reduce overall environmental impact of all military activities and missions (see H. Res. 767), H303 [25JA]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 4402), H7558 [9AU]

——— double Pell Grant award amount, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates (see H.R. 8872), H7881 [15SE]

——— remove all adverse credit history relative to student loan from borrower who has rehabilitated loan (see H.R. 6466), H289 [20JA]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 2525), H6336 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H5173 [18MY]

——— encourage development of specialized foster care programs designed specifically for large sibling groups, sibling groups with wide age range, and sibling groups with complex needs (see H.R. 6657), H1111 [9FE]

——— establish demonstration grant program to provide emergency relief to foster youth and improve pre-placement services offered by foster care stabilization agencies (see H.R. 6656), H1111 [9FE] (see H.R. 8635), H7544 [2AU]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H1376 [8MR]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7558 [9AU]

——— increase uptake of collaborative care model for treating behavioral health (see H.R. 5218), H5222 [27MY]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H7553 [5AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program to help revitalize certain localities (see H.R. 816), H4397 [6AP]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 7739), H4919 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H5647 [16JN]

Dept. of Labor: require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H8430 [3NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H7709 [12AU]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3095), H4435 [7AP]

——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6841), H1146 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3452), H7546 [2AU]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see H.R. 7089), H3743 [15MR]

——— update Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention training course (see H.R. 2749), H5945 [11JY]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H7546 [2AU]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H7883 [15SE]

——— protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (see H.R. 8335), H5974 [12JY]

Discrimination: condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (see H. Res. 1152), H5333 [7JN]

——— condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see H. Res. 1382), H8065 [21SE]

Diseases and disorders: improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for coronavirus and future public health threats to address social determinants of health (see H.R. 5030), H8379 [4OC]

Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building, Bloomfield Township, MI: designate (see H.R. 7519), H4799 [10MY]

Elections: expand protections for election workers, polling places, and other election infrastructure against threats and violence (see H.R. 6872), H1175 [28FE]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 6670), H1112 [9FE]

——— establish domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 4826), H3897 [28MR]

——— expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see H.R. 6699), H1113 [9FE]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 880), H253 [19JA]

EPA: develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 7696), H5335 [7JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide assistance to foster parents and foster children for such children to obtain driver’s license (see H.R. 7932), H6625 [14JY]

——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H1302 [3MR]

FCC: modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see H.R. 6219), H3897 [28MR]

FDA: improve safety and supply of infant formula (see H.R. 7933), H5232 [3JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices (see H.R. 9330), H8587 [17NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H1375 [8MR]

Financial institutions: limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 4277), H4799 [10MY]

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), H5334 [7JN]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 2814), H5410 [8JN]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see H.R. 279), H5334 [7JN]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7558 [9AU]

——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 6580), H946 [3FE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 978), H3713 [11MR]

Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 7975), H6707 [18JY]

Great Lakes Authority: establish (see H.R. 7131), H4398 [6AP]

Greene, Representative: condemn and censure (see H. Res. 1410), H8316 [29SE]

Health: improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 369), H5221 [27MY]

——— oppose criminalization of essential health care, including sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care and disapprove criminalization of pregnancy outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4920 [12MY]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1255), H7172 [26JY]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5644 [16JN]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8387 [7OC]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H1126 [15FE]

Information technology: prohibit certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms (see H.R. 3816), H4397 [6AP]

Insurance: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 7894), H5219 [27MY]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H8379 [4OC]

Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H5931 [1JY]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]

Liberia: support progress toward transparency, accountable institutions, and other tenets of good governance as it approaches bicentennial of arrival of first free Black Americans to Providence Island (see H. Res. 907), H1075 [8FE]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H4453 [21AP]

Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Outpatient Clinic, Canton, MI: designate (see H.R. 7903), H5219 [27MY]

Medicaid: provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H976 [4FE]

——— provide same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see H.R. 340), H5685 [17JN]

Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H7558 [9AU]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H5976 [12JY]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H7784 [13SE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H5334 [7JN]

Mental health: address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (see H. Res. 1217), H5935 [5JY]

Minimum wage: repeal separate minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 8427), H6882 [19JY]

Morality and ethics: remember kindness in the U.S. and affirm commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness (see H. Res. 628), H8373 [30SE]

Motor vehicles: require information about motor vehicle plant in which vehicles are assembled for Federal procurement (see H.R. 7543), H5410 [8JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]

National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4934), H7742 [9SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1133), H5207 [19MY]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3339), H7736 [2SE]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1384), H8113 [22SE]

National Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 8445), H6921 [20JY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4724 [6MY]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H3829 [17MR]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2193), H7256 [27JY]

PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 6929), H3898 [28MR]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 4176), H5547 [14JN]

Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 919), H1114 [9FE]

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 1195), H5734 [21JN]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7240), H5410 [8JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 6614), H1126 [15FE]

Roy E. Dickens Post Office, Hazel Park, MI: designate (see H.R. 7518), H4799 [10MY]

Russia: condemn rape and assault of Ukrainian women in area of Bucha, call for removal of Russian forces and cessation of hostilities, protect human rights, and allow free flow of foreign aid (see H. Res. 1057), H4443 [14AP]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H5735 [21JN]

——— remove barriers and encourage kinship guardianship, foster, or adoptive placement for children who cannot be safely care for in their own homes (see H.R. 7416), H4395 [6AP]

Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 1218), H5935 [5JY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4127 [1AP]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H332 [1FE]

——— allow tax credit for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 2143), H4971 [13MY]

——— allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 2549), H4397 [6AP]

——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 8448), H6922 [20JY]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H4454 [21AP]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4439 [11AP]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4439 [11AP]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 1209), H5923 [28JN]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H8223 [28SE]

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 879), H253 [19JA]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 1282), H7407 [28JY]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]

Women: authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to the Constitution (see H.R. 9268), H8442 [10NO]

——— clarify that constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid to all intents and purposes as part of Constitution (see H. Res. 891), H308 [28JA]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 9497), H9688 [12DE]

——— improve treatment of women in criminal justice system (see H.R. 7394), H7967 [19SE]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4922 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to determine effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs (see H.R. 7626), H4607 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program (see H.R. 6546), H330 [1FE]

Digital Literacy and Equity Commission: establish (see H.R. 6373), H77 [12JA]

Military Women’s Memorial: anniversary (see H. Res. 1497), H8648 [29NO]

OMB: establish Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group (see H.R. 7296), H4005 [30MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to determine effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs (H.R. 7626), H4609 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program (H.R. 6546), H331 [1FE]

Digital Literacy and Equity Commission: establish (H.R. 6373), H78 [12JA]

OMB: establish Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group (H.R. 7296), H4006 [30MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H81 [13JA]

Remarks

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 8296), E740• [15JY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), E740• [15JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: obtain and direct placement of statues to honor former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (S. 3294), H3890 [28MR]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H158, H173• [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans (H.R. 2521), H8601 [29NO]

Discrimination: reaffirm commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and violence against Jewish community, H4562 [27AP]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H815 [2FE]

Firearms: issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (H.R. 2377), H5426 [9JN]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H4562 [27AP]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9741 [14DE]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H158, H173• [13JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), H7214 [27JY]

Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), H1046 [8FE]

——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), consideration (H. Res. 912), H1028 [8FE]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H815 [2FE]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (H.R. 3807), H4411 [7AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H158, H173• [13JA]

Tributes

Courts, Loren, H7263 [28JY]

Lindsey, Patrick O., E641• [17JN]